Display device and operation method thereof

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are a display device and an operation method thereof. The display device includes a primary display screen, a secondary display and an optical function processor. The primary display screen has a display surface and includes a transparent region; the secondary display is located at a side of the primary display screen opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen, and is configured to project image light to the transparent region of the primary display screen for displaying in the transparent region; the optical function processor is located at the side of the primary display screen opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen, and is configured to perform the corresponding operation.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display device and anoperation method thereof.

BACKGROUND

With the development and progress of the society, the application ofelectronic display products is more and more extensive, and therequirements of users for the display effect of electronic displayproducts are also higher and higher. The current electronic displayproduct is usually equipped with a camera module, and in order to pursuea narrow frame and a high screen-to-body ratio to achieve a betterdisplay effect, it is necessary to cut a groove or to drill a hole at aposition of the display screen corresponding to the camera module, sothat external light can enter the camera module.

SUMMARY

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a displaydevice, which includes a primary display screen, a secondary display andan optical function processor. The primary display screen has a displaysurface and includes a transparent region; the secondary display islocated at a side of the primary display screen opposite to the displaysurface of the primary display screen, and is configured to projectimage light to the transparent region of the primary display screen fordisplaying in the transparent region; the optical function processor islocated at the side of the primary display screen opposite to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen, and is configured toperform at least one of operations as follows: receiving light beamspassing through the transparent region from a display side of theprimary display screen, and emitting light beams to the display side ofthe primary display screen through the transparent region of the primarydisplay screen.

For example, the display device according to at least one embodiment ofthe present disclosure further includes a switcher. The switcher islocated at the side of the primary display screen opposite to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen, and is configured toswitch the display device so that the secondary display displays in thetransparent region or the optical function processor performs the atleast one of operations.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the switcher includes a first mirror. Thefirst mirror is configured to be switchable between a first state and asecond state; in the first state, the first mirror is configured toreflect the image light of the secondary display to the transparentregion; in the second state, the first mirror is configured to reflectthe light beams passing through the transparent region from the displayside of the primary display screen to the optical function processor orto reflect the light beams emitted by the optical function processor tothe transparent region.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the switcher further includes a secondmirror. The second mirror is configured to reflect the image light ofthe secondary display to a reflecting surface of the first mirror in thefirst state, so that the image light of the secondary display is furtherreflected by the first mirror to the transparent region.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, a display surface of the secondary display issubstantially parallel to the display surface of the primary displayscreen, and the secondary display is attached to the side of the primarydisplay screen opposite to the display surface of the primary displayscreen with the display surface of the secondary display facing awayfrom the primary display screen.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the second mirror is disposed at a displayside of the secondary display, and a reflecting surface of the secondreflecting mirror faces the display surface of the secondary display andforms an angle of approximately 45 degrees with the display surface ofthe secondary display.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, an orthographic projection of the reflectingsurface of the first mirror on the primary display screen covers thetransparent region; and in the first state, the reflecting surface ofthe first mirror faces the reflecting surface of the second mirror andforms an angle of approximately 90 degrees with the reflecting surfaceof the second mirror.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, a display surface of the secondary display isperpendicular to the display surface of the primary display screen, andan orthographic projection of the reflection surface of the firstreflector on the primary display screen covers the transparent area; inthe first state, the reflecting surface of the first reflecting mirrorfaces the display surface of the secondary display and forms an angle ofapproximately 45 degrees with the display surface of the primary displayscreen.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, in the second state, the reflecting surfaceof the first mirror faces the optical function processor and forms anangle of approximately 45 degrees with the display surface of theprimary display screen.

For example, the display device according to at least one embodiment ofthe present disclosure further includes a driver. The driver isconfigured to rotate the first mirror about a rotation axis to switchthe first mirror between the first state and the second state.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the rotation axis is parallel to thereflecting surface of the first mirror and the display surface of theprimary display screen.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the rotation axis passes through a center ofthe first mirror and is perpendicular to the display surface of theprimary display screen.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the switcher includes a motion member. Themotion member is connected to the secondary display and the opticalfunction processor, and is configured to be switched between a thirdstate and a fourth state; in the third state, the motion member isconfigured to move the secondary display to a position facing thetransparent region and simultaneously move the optical functionprocessor to a position away from the transparent region; and in thefourth state, the motion member is configured to move the opticalfunction processor to the position facing the transparent region andsimultaneously move the secondary display to a position away from thetransparent region.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the switcher includes a motion member, themotion member is connected to the secondary display, a display surfaceof the optical function processor faces the transparent region, and themotion member is configured to move the secondary display to a positionbetween the optical function processor and the transparent region or tomove the secondary display away from the position between the opticalfunction processor and the transparent region.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the primary display screen and the secondarydisplay are liquid crystal display screens or organic light emittingdiode display screens.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the primary display screen and the secondarydisplay are flexible organic light emitting diode display screens.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the primary display screen and the secondarydisplay are two portions of an entire display screen, and the secondarydisplay is bent to the side of the primary display screen opposite tothe display surface of the primary display screen.

For example, in the display device according to at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the optical function processor includes atleast one selected from the group consisting of a camera module, a 3Dstructured light module, a time-of-flight 3D imaging module and aninfrared sensing module.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides an operationmethod of the display device, which includes: driving a region of theprimary display screen other than the transparent region to display animage; driving the secondary display to display an image and projectingthe image light to the transparent region, so that the image displayedon the transparent region and the image displayed by the region of theprimary display screen other than the transparent region are combined toform a complete image; and driving the optical function processor toperform at least one of the operations as follows: receiving light beamspassing through the transparent region from the display side of theprimary display screen, and emitting light beams to the display side ofthe primary display screen through the transparent region of the primarydisplay screen.

For example, in the operation method of the display device according toat least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving thesecondary display to display an image and projecting the image light tothe transparent region is performed at a different time from the drivingthe optical function processor to perform the at least one of theoperations.

For example, in the operation method of the display device according toat least one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the opticalfunction processor performs the at least one of the operations, a partor all of the region of the primary display screen other than thetransparent region displays the image.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodimentsof the present disclosure, the drawings of the embodiments will bebriefly described in the following; it is obvious that the describeddrawings are only related to some embodiments of the present disclosureand thus are not limitative of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a display device according to anembodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a display device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in afirst state taken along direction M-N in FIG. 2 according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display device shownin FIG. 3a in a second state;

FIG. 4a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in afirst state according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display device shownin FIG. 4a in a second state;

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a display device according to anotherembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in athird state according to further another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 6b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display device shownin FIG. 6 a in a fourth state;

FIG. 7a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in afirst state according to still another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 7b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display device shownin FIG. 7a in a second state.

FIG. 8a is a schematic diagram of an irregular shaped screen accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure; and

FIG. 8b is a schematic diagram of an irregular shaped screen provided byanother embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to make objects, technical details and advantages of theembodiments of the present disclosure apparent, the technical solutionsof the embodiment will be described in a clearly and fullyunderstandable way in connection with the drawings related to theembodiments of the present disclosure. It is obvious that the describedembodiments are just a part but not all of the embodiments of thepresent disclosure. Based on the described embodiments herein, thoseskilled in the art can obtain other embodiment(s), without any inventivework, which should be within the scope of the present disclosure.

Unless otherwise defined, all the technical and scientific terms usedherein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinaryskill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. The terms“first,” “second,” etc., which are used in the description and theclaims of the present application for disclosure, are not intended toindicate any sequence, amount or importance, but distinguish variouscomponents. Also, the terms “a,” “an” or “the,” etc., are not intendedto indicate a limitation of quantity, but rather indicate the presenceof at least one. The terms “comprise,” “comprising,” “include,”“including,” etc., are intended to specify that the elements or theobjects stated before these terms encompass the elements or the objectsand equivalents thereof listed after these terms, but do not precludethe other elements or objects. The phrases “connect”, “connected”, etc.,are not intended to define a physical connection or mechanicalconnection, but may include an electrical connection, directly orindirectly. “Upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, etc. are only used toindicate the relative positional relationship, and when the absoluteposition of the object to be described is changed, the relativepositional relationship may also change accordingly.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detailbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be notedthat in order to keep the description of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure clear and concise, detailed descriptions of known functionsand known components (members) may be omitted. When any component(member) of the embodiments of the present disclosure appears in morethan one drawing, the component (member) is denoted by the same orsimilar reference numeral in each drawing.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a display device provided by atleast one embodiment of the present disclosure. The display device 10includes a processor 100, a memory 110, an interface unit 120, a sensor130, a camera module 140, a display screen 150 and a touch screen 160,etc. The display device 10 can be any portable display device including,but not limited to, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a media player,etc., and can also include a combination of two or more thereof. Itshould be noted that the display device 10 is merely one embodiment ofthe present disclosure, and the display device may have more or fewercomponents than those shown in FIG. 1, or have different componentconfigurations. The various components shown in FIG. 1 may beimplemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware andsoftware, including one or a plurality of signal processing circuitsand/or application specific integrated circuits.

The processor 100 can include one or a plurality of central processingunits (CPU) or other forms of processors having data processingcapabilities and/or instruction executing capabilities, and can controlother components in the display device 10 to perform desired functions.

The memory 110 can include high-speed random access memory and can alsoinclude non-volatile memory, such as one or a plurality of disk storagedevices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storagedevices. The memory 110 can be configured to store software programs andvarious data.

The interface unit 120 is configured to connect an external device withthe display device 10. For example, the interface unit 120 can include awired or wireless headset port, an external power supply port (or abattery charging port), etc. The interface unit 120 can be used toreceive an input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an externaldevice and transmit the received input to one or more components in thedisplay device 10, or can be used to transmit data, etc., between thedisplay device 10 and the external device.

The display device 10 can include at least one sensor 130, such as adistance sensor, a 3D structured light sensor, a time-of-flight (ToF)sensor, and the like. For example, the distance sensor can include aninfrared sensing sensor, and the infrared sensing sensor includes aninfrared emitter and an infrared detector. In a case where an infraredray emitted by the infrared emitter is received by the infrareddetector, it indicates that an external object approaches the displaydevice 10 (the infrared ray emitted by the infrared emitter is reflectedby the external object). In this case, the display device 10 will, forexample, automatically turn off the display screen 150 and the touchscreen 160, so as to avoid an erroneous operation. The 3D structuredlight sensor and the time-of-flight (ToF) sensor can be used for facerecognition to unlock the display device 10, etc. The display device 10can also include other sensors, such as an acceleration sensor, afingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, etc., for realizing correspondingfunctions. It should be noted that the specific implementation of thesensor in the present disclosure can refer to well-known sensortechnologies and details will not be described here again.

The camera module 140 includes, for example, a lens, an image sensor, animage processing chip, etc. An optical image of a scene generated by thelens is projected onto a surface of the image sensor (the image sensorincludes CCD or CMOS, etc.) and converted into an electrical signal, theelectrical signal is converted into a digital image signal after ananalog-to-digital conversion by the image processing chip and then sentto the processor 100 for processing, and an image of the scene isoutputted on the display screen 150 instantly. The camera module 140 caninclude, for example, a front camera module and a rear camera module,wherein the front camera module is usually activated when a user takes aselfie or video call, and the rear camera module is usually activatedwhen the user photographs a scene. In some embodiments, the cameramodule 140 can include more than one lens.

The display screen 150, also referred to as a display panel, displays avisual output to the user. The visual output can include text, graphics,video, and any combination thereof. The display screen can be configuredin common forms such as a liquid crystal display panel, an organic lightemitting diode display panel, etc.

The touch screen 160, also referred to as a touch panel, can collect auser's touch operation thereon or nearby and realize predeterminedfunctions according to a preset program. It should be noted that thetouch screen 160 may cover the display screen 150. The touch screen 150converts a detected contact into an interaction with a user interfaceobject such as one or more soft keys displayed on the display screen.Although the touch screen 160 and the display screen 150 are twoseparate components in the display device 10 shown in FIG. 1, the touchscreen 160 and the display screen 150 may be integrated into onecomponent in some other embodiments, without being limited in thepresent disclosure.

The display device 10 can also include a power supply system 170 forsupplying power to various components. The power supply system 170 caninclude a power management system, one or a plurality of power supplies(e.g., batteries), a charging system, a power failure detection circuit,a power converter or inverter, and any other components associated withpower generation, management and distribution in the display device 10.

It should be noted that according to the actual application scenarios ofthe display device 10, those skilled in the art can set other structuresnot shown according to the specific application scenarios, or can removesome components or structures as needed, without being limited in thepresent disclosure.

With the development of science and technology, users pursue theadvantages of a display device with a narrow frame and a highscreen-to-body ratio. However, the implementation of the functions ofsome components in the display device (for example, the front cameramodule in the camera module 140) depends on that the components and thedisplay screen 150 are simultaneously arranged on the front of thedisplay device, thereby affecting the increasing of the screen-to-bodyratio of the display device. In order to give consideration to both highscreen-to-body ratio and functions of the above components, one schemeis to cut a groove or drill a hole in the display screen 150 and set theabove components at the position of the groove or hole. This scheme willreduce the aesthetics of the display screen and also limit a furtherincrease of the screen-to-body ratio. Another scheme is to use and hidethe front camera module through an electric lifting member. Althoughthis scheme realizes a high screen-to-body ratio (full screen), it willdestroy the integration of the display device and reduce the waterproofand dustproof performance of the display device.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a displaydevice, which includes a primary display screen, a secondary display,and an optical function processor. The primary display screen has adisplay surface and includes a transparent region; the secondary displayis located at a side of the primary display screen opposite to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen, and is configured toproject image light to the transparent region of the primary displayscreen for displaying in the transparent region; the optical functionprocessor is located at the side of the primary display screen oppositeto the display surface of the primary display screen, and is configuredto perform at least one of operations as follows: receiving light beamspassing through the transparent region from a display side of theprimary display screen; and emitting light beams to the display side ofthe primary display screen through the transparent region of the primarydisplay screen.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure further provides anoperation method corresponding to the display device described above.

The display device provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can notonly display via the transparent region, but also realize the functionof the optical function processor via the transparent region, and theoptical function processor is in a hidden state all the time. On the onehand, an image displayed by the secondary display can be projected ontothe transparent region of the primary display screen, and at the sametime, the region of the primary display screen other than thetransparent region can display an image; when the images displayed bythem at the same time are combined into a complete image, the user willthink that the whole primary display screen of the display device isdisplaying, so that the display device can realize a narrow frame and ahigh screen-to-body ratio, and processes such as cutting a groove,drilling a hole and the like are not required for the primary displayscreen, thereby reducing the difficulty of the manufacturing process ofthe primary display screen and maintaining the aesthetics of the displaydevice. On the other hand, the optical function processor (e.g., thefront camera module) can realize a corresponding function through thetransparent region of the primary display screen while being kept in ahidden state, thereby maintaining the integration and the waterproof anddustproof performance of the display device.

The display device and the operation method thereof according to atleast one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described indetail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a display device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the displaydevice 10 includes a primary display screen 200, a secondary display300, and an optical function processor 400. The primary display screen200 has a display surface and includes a transparent region 250. Forexample, the display surface of the primary display screen 200 candisplay for viewing by a user. For example, the side at which thedisplay surface of the primary display screen 200 is located is referredto as the display side of the primary display screen 200. The secondarydisplay 300 is disposed on a side of the primary display screen 200opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen 200, andis configured to project image light to the transparent region 250 ofthe primary display screen 200 for displaying in the transparent region250. The optical function processor 400 is disposed at the side of theprimary display screen 200 opposite to the display surface the primarydisplay screen 200, and is configured to perform at least one ofoperations as follows: receiving light beams passing through thetransparent region 250 from the display side of the primary displayscreen 200; and emitting light beams to the display side of the primarydisplay screen 200 through the transparent region 250 of the primarydisplay screen 200. For example, the display surface of the primarydisplay screen 200 is shown in FIG. 2, and the secondary display 300 andthe optical function processor 400 are shown by dashed lines, indicatingthat they are located at the side of the primary display screen 200opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen 200.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, a region (shaded region) of the primarydisplay screen 200 other than the transparent region 250 includes adisplay region, and the display region includes a pixel structure, datalines, scan lines, etc., (not shown in FIG. 2) for displaying an image,while the transparent region 250 does not include such pixel structure,data lines, scan lines, etc., for displaying an image. That is, thetransparent region 250 can transmit light but does not display an imageitself. For example, the transparent region 250 can be disposed at anedge of the display region or can be disposed inside the display region,that is, the transparent region 250 is surrounded by the display region.

For example, the transparent region 250 and the display region of theprimary display screen 200 may jointly form a rectangular region, sothat the primary display screen 200 and the secondary display 300 canjointly display images in the rectangular region. However, theembodiment of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and theregion jointly formed by the transparent region 300 and the displayregion of the primary display screen 200 can be rounded rectangular,circular, oval, regular polygonal or of other irregular shapes, withoutbeing particularly limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the shape and size of the transparent region250 are not limited, as long as the optical function processor 400 cansuccessfully perform the above operations to realize the functions ofthe optical function processor 400 without being affected. For example,in a case where the optical function processor 400 is a front cameramodule, the shape of the transparent region 250 can be similar to theshape of the lens of the front camera module (e.g., a circle), or can beother shapes such as a square. The size of the transparent region 250can be the same as the size of the cross-section of the lens of thefront camera module, or can be greater than the size of thecross-section of the lens of the front camera module, so as to ensurethat the clear aperture of the lens of the front camera module is notlimited by the transparent region 250. It should be noted that the shapeof the transparent region 250 can be continuous or discontinuous. Forexample, when the front camera module has a plurality of lenses, theshape of the transparent region 250 may be a plurality of graphicscorresponding to the plurality of lenses or a large graphic sufficientto include the plurality of graphics corresponding to the plurality oflenses.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, an image displayed by the secondary display300 through the transparent region 250 can be combined with an imagedisplayed in the region of the primary display screen 200 other than thetransparent region 250 (i.e., the display area of the above-mentionedmain display 200), so as to display a complete image together. Forexample, the secondary display 300 displays a first part of a frame ofcomplete image, and the first part of the frame of complete imagedisplayed by the secondary display 300 is projected onto the transparentregion 250 for display, and combined with a second part of the frame ofcomplete image displayed in the display region of the primary displayscreen 200, so that the user can view the frame of complete image on thedisplay side of the primary display screen 200.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the shape and size of the secondary display300 are not limited, as long as the user can view the complete imagedescribed above from the primary display screen 200 without beingaffected. For example, the shape and size of part or all of a displayregion of the secondary display 300 are the same as the shape and sizeof the transparent region 250. The part or all of the display region ofthe secondary display 300 displays the first part of the frame ofcomplete image, which can be projected onto the transparent region 250for display. For example, in some examples, the secondary display 300can be a secondary display screen similar to the primary display screen200; for example, in some examples, the secondary display can be aprojection equipment having a projection function.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, projections of thesecondary display 300 and the optical function processor 400 on theprimary display screen 200 are substantially on a same straight line asthe transparent region 250, and are distributed on both sides of thetransparent region 250. It should be noted that the position settings ofthe secondary display 300 and the optical function processor 400 withrespect to the transparent region 250 is not limited to this case, forexample, they may be changed according to the position of thetransparent region 250 on the primary display screen 200, as long as thetechnical effects of the display device in the present disclosure can berealized.

For example, the display device provided by at least one embodiment ofthe present disclosure further includes a switcher (not shown in FIG.2). The switcher is located at the side of the primary display screen200 opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen 200,and is configured to switch the display device so that the secondarydisplay 300 displays in the transparent region 250 or the opticalfunction processor 400 performs the above-mentioned operations. Forexample, the switcher can, via optical path conversion, project theimage light of the secondary display 300 to the transparent region 250,and can, via optical path conversion, transmit light beams passingthrough the transparent region 250 from the display side of the primarydisplay screen 200 to the optical function processor 400 or transmitlight beams emitted from the optical function processor 400 through thetransparent region 250 to the display side of the primary display screen200.

Although the above embodiment has been described by taking that thedisplay device includes a switcher as an example, the positions of thesecondary display 300 and the optical function processor 400 can be setso that they can simultaneously realize corresponding operations. Thatis, the optical function processor 400 receives or emits light beamsthrough the transparent region while the secondary display 300 displaysan image in the transparent region. For example, the image light of thesecondary display 300 can be projected onto the transparent region in adirection inclined with respect to the display surface of the primarydisplay screen, and the light emitted or received by the opticalfunction processor 400 can propagate in a direction inclined withrespect to the display surface of the primary display screen.

FIG. 3a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in afirst state taken along direction M-N in FIG. 2 according to anembodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 3b is a schematiccross-sectional view of the display device shown in FIG. 3a in a secondstate. For example, the first state is a state in which the secondarydisplay 300 displays in the transparent region 250, and the second stateis a state in which the optical function processor 400 performs acorresponding operation through the transparent region 250.

As shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b , the switcher includes a first mirror 500.The first mirror 500 is configured to be switchable between a firststate and a second state; in the first state, as shown in FIG. 3a , thefirst mirror 500 is configured to reflect image light of the secondarydisplay 300 to the transparent region 250; in the second state, as shownin FIG. 3b , the first mirror 500 is configured to reflect light beamspassing through the transparent region 250 from the display side of theprimary display screen 200 to the optical function processor 400 or toreflect light beams emitted by the optical function processor 400 to thetransparent region 250. For example, the first mirror 500 can reflectlight beams perpendicular to the primary display screen 200 to beparallel to the primary display screen 200, and according to theprinciple of light path reversibility, the first mirror 500 can alsoreflect light beams parallel to the primary display screen 200 to beperpendicular to the primary display screen 200. Therefore, as long asthe image light emitted by the secondary display 300 can be parallel tothe primary display screen 200 and the optical function processor 400can receive or emit light beams parallel to the primary display screen,the technical effects of the display device can be realized.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 3a , the switcher furtherincludes a second mirror 600. The second mirror 600 is configured toreflect the image light of the secondary display 300 to a reflectingsurface of the first mirror 500 in the first state, and then the imagelight of the secondary display 300 is further reflected by the firstmirror 500 to the transparent region 250. For example, the image lightof the secondary display 300 is transmitted perpendicular to thetransparent region 250 after being twice reflected by the second mirror600 and the first mirror 500, so that the user can view the imagedisplayed by the secondary display 300 (e.g., the first part of theframe of complete image described above) through the transparent region250 at the display side of the primary display screen 200.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 3a , a display surface ofthe secondary display 300 is substantially parallel to the displaysurface of the primary display screen 200, and the secondary display 300is attached to the side of the primary display screen 200 opposite tothe display surface of the primary display screen 200 with the displaysurface of the secondary display facing away from the primary displayscreen 200. Therefore, the display surface of the secondary display 300can emit image light perpendicular to the primary display screen 200. Itshould be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure,“substantially parallel to” includes “strictly parallel to” and “notparallel to but have an included angle within 3 degrees therebetween”.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3a , the second mirror 600 is disposed atthe display side of the secondary display 300, and the reflectingsurface of the second mirror 600 faces the display surface of thesecondary display 300 and forms an angle of approximately 45 degreeswith the display surface of the secondary display 300. Therefore, thesecond mirror 600 can change the image light emitted by the secondarydisplay 300 perpendicular to the primary display screen 200 to beparallel to the primary display screen 200. It should be noted that inthe embodiment of the present disclosure, an approximate angle allows adeviation of, for example, ±3 degrees, and the following are the same asthis case and details will not be repeated.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3a , the first mirror 500 is disposed atthe side of the primary display screen 200 opposite to the displaysurface of the primary display screen 200, and an orthographicprojection of the reflecting surface of the first mirror 500 on theprimary display screen 200 covers the transparent region 250 of theprimary display screen 200; and in the first state, the reflectingsurface of the first mirror 500 faces the reflecting surface of thesecond mirror 600 and forms an angle of approximately 90 degrees withthe reflecting surface of the second mirror. In this case, thereflecting surface of the first reflecting mirror 500 is at an angle ofapproximately 45 degrees with the display surface of the primary displayscreen 200. Therefore, the first mirror 500 can reflect the image lightparallel to the primary display screen 200 after being reflected by thesecond mirror 600 into the image light perpendicular to the primarydisplay screen 200 and project it onto the transparent region 250, sothat the user can view the image displayed by the secondary display 300through the transparent region 250 on the display side of the primarydisplay screen 200, such as the first part of the frame of completeimage described above. In this case, if the display region of theprimary display screen 200 simultaneously displays the second part ofthe frame of complete image, the user can view the frame of completeimage.

It should be noted that although the above embodiment shows two mirrors,i.e., the first mirror 500 and the second mirror 600, the embodiment ofthe present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in a casewhere the relative positional relationship between the secondary display300 and the first mirror 500 is adjusted, only the first mirror 500 maybe included as long as the image light of the secondary display 300 canbe transmitted to the transparent region 250 for display. FIG. 4a is aschematic cross-sectional view of a display device in a first stateaccording to another embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 4b is aschematic cross-sectional view of the display device shown in FIG. 4a ina second state. For example, in the display device 10 in the first stateshown in FIG. 4a , the arrangement of the first mirror 500 is the sameas that shown in FIG. 3a , and FIG. 4a differs from FIG. 3a in that thedisplay surface of the secondary display 300 is perpendicular to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen 200 and faces thereflecting surface of the first mirror 500, so that the image light ofthe secondary display 300 can be directly reflected by the first mirror500 and projected onto the transparent region 250.

It should be noted that for the embodiment of FIGS. 4a and 4b , othercomponents can be referred to the description of the embodiment of FIGS.3a and 3b , except for the difference from the embodiment of FIGS. 3aand 3 b.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the first mirror 500 can be switched from thefirst state to the second state. For example, the first mirror 500 canbe switched from the first state as shown in FIG. 3a to the second stateas shown in FIG. 3b . In the second state, the reflecting surface of thefirst reflecting mirror 500 faces the optical function processor 400 andforms an angle of approximately 45 degrees with the display surface ofthe primary display screen. In this case, the optical function processor400 can receive or emit light beams parallel to the primary displayscreen 200 to realize the functions of the optical function processor400. For example, in a case where the optical function processor 400 isa front camera module, the lens of the front camera module faces thereflecting surface of the first reflector 500 in the second state toreceive light beams parallel to the primary display screen 200.

For example, in a display device provided by at least one embodiment ofthe present disclosure, the first mirror 500 is switched between a firststate (e.g., as shown in FIG. 3a ) and a second state (e.g., as shown inFIG. 3b ) in a manner of rotating about a rotation axis. For example,the first mirror 500 can be driven to rotate about a rotation axis by anelectric motor or the like. It should be noted that the rotation axis isintroduced to describe the rotation manner of the first mirror 500, andmay not be a real structure or component. Of course, in some examples,there may also be a real structure or component corresponding to therotation axis, without being limited in the present disclosure.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the rotation axis can be parallel to thereflecting surface of the first mirror 500 and the display surface ofthe primary display screen 200. For example, for the display deviceshown in FIG. 3a , an extension direction of the rotation axis isperpendicular to the Y axis and the Z axis shown in FIG. 3a , and therotation axis passes through the center of the first mirror 500, so thatthe first mirror 500 can be rotated about the rotation axis by an angleof approximately 90 degrees to switch between the first state shown inFIG. 3a and the second state shown in FIG. 3b . It should be noted that,it is illustrative that the secondary display 300 and the opticalfunction processor 400 shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b are adjacent to thetransparent region 250 in the direction of the Y axis. For example, insome embodiments, in order to facilitate smooth rotation of the firstmirror 500 to switch between the first state and the second state, theremay be an appropriate gap from the secondary display 300 and the opticalfunction processor 400 to the transparent region 250.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the rotation axis can also pass through thecenter of the first mirror 500 and be perpendicular to the displaysurface of the primary display screen 200 (e.g., perpendicular to the Xaxis and the Y axis shown in FIG. 2). For example, when the first mirror500 as shown in FIG. 3a rotates about the rotation axis, the reflectingsurface of the first mirror 500 is always at an angle of approximately45 degrees with the display surface of the primary display screen 200.For example, for the display device shown in FIG. 3a , the first mirror500 can be rotated about the rotation axis by an angle of approximately180 degrees to switch between the first state and the second state.

It should be noted that, the configuration in which the rotation axis ofthe first mirror 500 passes through the center of the first mirror 500and is perpendicular to the display surface of the primary displayscreen 200, can also be applied to a case where the projections of thesecondary display 300 and the optical function processor 400 on theprimary display screen 200 are not in the same straight line as thetransparent region 250.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a display device according to anotherembodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that theschematic cross-sectional view of the display device in the first stateshown in FIG. 5 taken along direction M-N in FIG. 5 can be similar tothat of FIG. 3a or FIG. 4a , and the schematic cross-sectional view ofthe display device in the second state shown in FIG. 5 taken alongdirection M-N in FIG. 5 can be similar to that of FIG. 3b or FIG. 4 b.

For example, in the display device shown in FIG. 5, the projections ofthe secondary display 300 and the optical function processor 400 on theprimary display screen 200 are not in the same straight line as thetransparent region 250 (for example, the transparent region 250 islocated at a corner of the primary display screen 200), the first mirror500 (not shown in FIG. 5) and the second mirror 600 (not shown in FIG.5) can be set with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments, anddetails will not be described here again. In the display device shown inFIG. 5, the first mirror 500 can be rotated about a rotation axispassing through the center of the first mirror 500 and perpendicular tothe display surface of the primary display screen 200, by an angle of,for example, approximately 90 degrees, to switch between the first stateand the second state. It should be noted that the first mirror 500 canalso rotate about the rotation axis by other angle (e.g., approximately120 degrees, approximately 135 degrees, etc.) to complete the switchingbetween the first state and the second state, and the other angle aredetermined by the relative positions among the secondary display 300,the optical function processor 400 and the transparent region 250, aslong as the technical effects of the display device in the presentdisclosure can be realized.

It should be noted that the shape and size of the first mirror 500 arenot limited in some embodiments of the present disclosure, as long asthe projection of the reflecting surface of the first mirror 500 on theprimary display screen 200 can completely cover the transparent region250. Similarly, the shape and size of the second mirror 600 are notlimited in some embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, aslong as the projection of the reflecting surface of the second mirror600 on the secondary display 300 can completely cover the display regionof the secondary display 300 for displaying the first part of the frameof complete image described above. In addition, the specific settingpositions of the secondary display 300, the optical function processor400, the first mirror 500, and the second mirror 600 at the side of theprimary display screen opposite to the display surface of the primarydisplay screen are not limited in some embodiments of the presentdisclosure, as long as the technical effects of the display device inthe present disclosure can be realized.

It should be noted that although the above embodiment has been describedwith mirrors as an example, the embodiment of the present disclosure isnot limited thereto. The image light of the secondary display 300 can betransmitted to the transparent region 250 for display through a lensassembly, or one of the secondary display 300 and the optical functionprocessor 400 can be moved to face the transparent region 250 through aswitcher, so that the technical effects of the display device in thepresent disclosure can be realized.

FIG. 6a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in athird state according to further another embodiment of the disclosure,and FIG. 6b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display deviceshown in FIG. 6a in a fourth state.

As shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b , the switcher can include a motion member700. The secondary display 300 and the optical function processor 400are both connected to the motion member 700. For example, as shown inFIGS. 6a and 6b , the secondary display 300 and the optical functionprocessor 400 are both disposed on the motion member 700, and the motionmember 700 is configured to switch between a third state and a fourthstate. Specifically, in the third state, the motion member 700 isconfigured to move the secondary display 300 to a position facing thetransparent region 250 and simultaneously move the optical functionprocessor 400 to a position away from the transparent region 250; and inthe fourth state, the motion member 700 is configured to move theoptical function processor 400 to a position facing the transparentregion 250 and simultaneously move the secondary display 300 to aposition away from the transparent region 250. For example, as shown inFIG. 6a , in the third state, the display surface of the secondarydisplay 300 directly faces the transparent region 250, so that the imagelight of the secondary display 300 can be directly projected on thetransparent region 250 for display. The display device 10 can controlthe motion member 700 to move, for example, in the direction A1 shown byan arrow in FIG. 6a , so as to switch to the fourth state shown in FIG.6b . For example, as shown in FIG. 6b , in the fourth state, the opticalfunction processor 400 directly faces the transparent region 250. Forexample, in a case where the optical function processor 400 is a frontcamera module, the lens of the front camera module directly faces thetransparent region 250, so that the optical function module 400 canrealize its function through the transparent region 250. The displaydevice 10 can control the motion member 700 to move, for example, in thedirection A2 shown by an arrow in FIG. 6b , so as to switch to the thirdstate shown in FIG. 6 a.

It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, thethird state is similar to the first state, and the display device causesthe secondary display 300 to display in the transparent region 250; thefourth state is similar to the second state, and the display devicecauses the optical function processor 400 to perform correspondingoperations of the optical function processor 400 through the transparentregion 250.

It should be noted that the shape and size of the motion member 700 andthe connection manner thereof with the secondary display 300 and theoptical function processor 400 are not limited in the presentdisclosure, as long as the motion member 700 can move the secondarydisplay 300 and the optical function processor 400 to the positiondirectly facing the transparent region 250, respectively. It should benoted that the motion mode of the motion member 700 is not limited totranslation, but can also include rotation and the like, without beinglimited in the present disclosure.

FIG. 7a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device in afirst state according to still another embodiment of the disclosure, andFIG. 7b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display device shownin FIG. 7a in a second state.

As shown in FIGS. 7a and 7b , the optical function processor 400 isdisposed at a position directly facing the transparent region 250, andthe secondary display 300 is connected to the motion member 700. Forexample, as shown in FIG. 7a , in the first state, the secondary display300 is located between the transparent region 250 and the opticalfunction processor 400 with the display surface of the secondary display300 directly facing the transparent region 250, so that the image lightof the secondary display 300 can be directly projected on thetransparent region 250 for display. The display device 10 can controlthe motion member 700 to move, for example, in the direction B1 shown byan arrow in FIG. 7a , so as to move the secondary display 300 away fromthe position between the optical function processor 400 and thetransparent region 250, thereby switching to the second state shown inFIG. 7b . For example, as shown in FIG. 7b , in the second state, theoptical function processor 400 directly faces the transparent region250, and the secondary display 300 (together with the motion member 700)is away from the light path between the optical function processor 400and the transparent region 250, so that the optical function module 400can realize its function through the transparent region 250. The displaydevice 10 can control the motion member 700 to move, for example, in thedirection B2 shown by an arrow in FIG. 7b , so as to move the secondarydisplay to the position between the optical function processor and thetransparent region, thereby switching to the first state shown in FIG. 7a.

It should be noted that, for the display device provided by theembodiment of the present disclosure, the secondary display 300 can bemade not to display (i.e., not to emit light) in the second state (or inthe fourth state), thereby preventing the light beams emitted by thesecondary display 300 from causing interference to the optical functionprocessor 400; and in the first state (or in the third state), theoptical function processor 400 can be deactivated to reduce powerconsumption of the display device.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the primary display screen 200 and thesecondary display 300 can be liquid crystal display screens or organiclight emitting diode display screens.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the primary display screen 200 and thesecondary display 300 can be flexible organic light emitting diodedisplay screens.

It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, theprimary display screen 200 and the secondary display 300 can be twoseparate display screens. In some embodiments of the present disclosure(e.g., the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3a and 4a ), the primary displayscreen 200 and the secondary display screen 300 can be two portions ofan entire display screen (e.g., an irregular shaped screen describedbelow).

FIG. 8a is a schematic diagram of an irregular shaped screen provided byan embodiment of the disclosure. For example, as shown in FIG. 8a , theirregular shaped screen 20 includes two parts, a primary display screen200 and a secondary display screen 300. The primary display screen 200includes a transparent region 250, and pixel circuits, data lines, scanlines, etc., can be simultaneously formed on a region of the primarydisplay screen 200 other than the transparent region 250 and on thesecondary display 300 by a semiconductor process for displaying images.For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the irregular shaped screen 20 furtherincludes a bending portion 240 that connects the primary display screen200 and the secondary display 300. For example, the irregular shapedscreen 20 is a flexible organic light emitting diode display screen, andthe secondary display 300 can be bent to the side of the primary displayscreen 200 opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen200 by bending the bending portion 240 once. For example, as shown inFIG. 3a , the secondary display 300 is attached to the side of theprimary display screen 200 opposite to the display surface of theprimary display screen 200 in a manner that the display surface of thesecondary display 300 faces away from the primary display screen 200.

FIG. 8b is a schematic diagram of an irregular shaped screen provided byanother embodiment of the disclosure. For example, as shown in FIG. 8b ,the bending portion of the flexible organic light emitting diodeirregular shaped screen 20 is different from the bending portion shownin FIG. 8a . By bending the bending portion 240 shown in FIG. 8b twice,the secondary display 300 can be bent to the side of the primary displayscreen 200 opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen200, and the display surface of the secondary display can be madeperpendicular to the display surface of the primary display screen (forexample, as shown in FIG. 4a ). It should be noted that, in this case, afixation member can be used to fix the side of the secondary display 300opposite to the display surface of the secondary display 300, so as tostabilize the setting of the secondary display 300.

It should be noted that the method of forming the primary display screenand the secondary display screen by using an irregular shaped screen isnot only applicable to the display device shown in FIGS. 3a and 4a , butalso applicable to, for example, the display device shown in FIG. 5, aslong as the shape and bending times of the bending portion arereasonably set, without being limited in the present disclosure.

For example, in the display device provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the optical function processor 400 caninclude at least one selected from the group consisting of a cameramodule (e.g., the front camera module shown in FIG. 1), a 3D structuredlight module (e.g., the 3D structured light sensor mentioned in theembodiment of FIG. 1), a time-of-flight 3D imaging module (e.g., thetime-of-flight sensor mentioned in the embodiment of FIG. 1), aninfrared sensing module (e.g., the infrared sensing sensor mentioned inthe embodiment of FIG. 1), etc. For example, the optical functionprocessor 400 may only include a camera module to realize the functionof selfie or video call; for example, the optical function processor 400may further include a 3D structured light module or a time-of-flight 3Dimaging module to realize face recognition unlocking, etc.; and thepresent disclosure includes but is not limited to these cases. Thestructure and operation principle of the optical function processormentioned above can be referred to the existing or future relatedtechnologies, without being limited in the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, for the sake of clarity, not all structures ofthe display device are shown in the embodiments shown in the drawings ofthe present disclosure. In order to realize the necessary functions ofthe display device, those skilled in the art can set other structuresnot shown according to specific application scenarios, without beinglimited in the present disclosure.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure further provides anoperation method of the display device provided by the aboveembodiments, which includes: driving a region of the primary displayscreen other than the transparent region to display an image; drivingthe secondary display to display an image and projecting image light tothe transparent region, so that the image displayed on the transparentregion and the image displayed by the region of the primary displayscreen other than the transparent region are combined to form a completeimage; and driving the optical function processor to perform at leastone of the operations as follows: receiving light beams passing throughthe transparent region from the display side of the primary displayscreen, and emitting light beams to the display side of the primarydisplay screen through the transparent region of the primary displayscreen.

For example, in the operation method provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, the driving the secondary display to displayan image and projecting the image light to the transparent region isperformed at different time from the driving the optical functionprocessor to perform the at least one of the operations. For example,the secondary display is driven to display a first part of a frame ofcomplete image and project the image light to the transparent region,and simultaneously the region of the primary display screen other thanthe transparent region is driven to display a second part of the frameof complete image, so that the user can view the frame of complete imageat the display side of the primary display screen, and in this case, theoptical function processor is deactivated to reduce the powerconsumption of the display device.

For example, in the operation method provided by at least one embodimentof the present disclosure, when the optical function processor performsthe at least one of the operations, a part or all of the region otherthan the transparent region of the primary display screen displays animage. For example, the optical function processor includes a frontcamera module, and when using the optical function module, for example,to take a selfie, a part of the region of the primary display screen 200other than the transparent region of the primary display screen (e.g., arectangular part of the primary display screen below the transparentregion 250 in FIG. 2) displays an image obtained by self-photographingfor viewing by a user.

For the present disclosure, the following statements should be noted:

(1) The accompanying drawings involve only the structure(s) inconnection with the embodiment(s) of the present disclosure, and otherstructure(s) can be referred to common design(s).

(2) For the purpose of clarity only, in accompanying drawings forillustrating the embodiment(s) of the present disclosure, the thicknessand size of a layer or a structure may be enlarged or narrowed, that is,the drawings are not drawn in a real scale.

(3) In case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosureand the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other toobtain new embodiments.

What have been described above are only specific implementations of thepresent disclosure, the protection scope of the present disclosure isnot limited thereto. The protection scope of the present disclosureshould be based on the protection scope of the claims.

1. A display device, comprising: a primary display screen, having adisplay surface and comprising a transparent region; a secondarydisplay, located at a side of the primary display screen opposite to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen, and configured to projectimage light to the transparent region of the primary display screen fordisplaying in the transparent region; an optical function processor,located at the side of the primary display screen opposite to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen, and configured to performat least one of operations as follows: receiving light beams passingthrough the transparent region from a display side of the primarydisplay screen, and emitting light beams to the display side of theprimary display screen through the transparent region of the primarydisplay screen.
 2. The display device according to claim 1, furthercomprising: a switcher, located at the side of the primary displayscreen opposite to the display surface of the primary display screen,and configured to switch the display device so that the secondarydisplay displays in the transparent region or the optical functionprocessor performs the at least one of operations.
 3. The display deviceaccording to claim 2, wherein the switcher comprises: a first mirror,configured to be switchable between a first state and a second state; inthe first state, the first mirror is configured to reflect the imagelight of the secondary display to the transparent region; in the secondstate, the first mirror is configured to reflect the light beams passingthrough the transparent region from the display side of the primarydisplay screen to the optical function processor or to reflect the lightbeams emitted by the optical function processor to the transparentregion.
 4. The display device according to claim 3, wherein the switcherfurther comprises: a second mirror, configured to reflect the imagelight of the secondary display to a reflecting surface of the firstmirror in the first state, so that the image light of the secondarydisplay is further reflected by the first mirror to the transparentregion.
 5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein a displaysurface of the secondary display is substantially parallel to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen, and the secondary displayis attached to the side of the primary display screen opposite to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen with the display surfaceof the secondary display facing away from the primary display screen. 6.The display device according to claim 5, wherein a reflecting surface ofthe second reflecting mirror faces the display surface of the secondarydisplay and forms an angle of approximately 45 degrees with the displaysurface of the secondary display.
 7. The display device according toclaim 6, wherein an orthographic projection of the reflecting surface ofthe first mirror on the primary display screen covers the transparentregion; and in the first state, the reflecting surface of the firstmirror faces the reflecting surface of the second mirror and forms anangle of approximately 90 degrees with the reflecting surface of thesecond mirror.
 8. The display device according to claim 3, wherein adisplay surface of the secondary display is perpendicular to the displaysurface of the primary display screen, and an orthographic projection ofthe reflection surface of the first reflector on the primary displayscreen covers the transparent area; in the first state, the reflectingsurface of the first reflecting mirror faces the display surface of thesecondary display and forms an angle of approximately 45 degrees withthe display surface of the primary display screen.
 9. The display deviceaccording to claim 3, wherein in the second state, the reflectingsurface of the first mirror faces the optical function processor andforms an angle of approximately 45 degrees with the display surface ofthe primary display screen.
 10. The display device according to claim 3,further comprising: a driver, configured to rotate the first mirrorabout a rotation axis to switch the first mirror between the first stateand the second state.
 11. The display device according to claim 10,wherein the rotation axis is parallel to the reflecting surface of thefirst mirror and the display surface of the primary display screen. 12.The display device according to claim 10, wherein the rotation axispasses through a center of the first mirror and is perpendicular to thedisplay surface of the primary display screen.
 13. The display deviceaccording to claim 2, wherein the switcher comprises a motion member,and the motion member is connected to the secondary display and theoptical function processor and is configured to be switched between athird state and a fourth state; in the third state, the motion member isconfigured to move the secondary display to a position facing thetransparent region and simultaneously move the optical functionprocessor to a position away from the transparent region; and in thefourth state, the motion member is configured to move the opticalfunction processor to the position facing the transparent region andsimultaneously move the secondary display to a position away from thetransparent region.
 14. The display device according to claim 2, whereinthe switcher comprises a motion member, the motion member is connectedto the secondary display, the optical function processor faces thetransparent region, and the motion member is configured to move thesecondary display to a position between the optical function processorand the transparent region or to move the secondary display away fromthe position between the optical function processor and the transparentregion.
 15. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the primarydisplay screen and the secondary display are liquid crystal displayscreens or organic light emitting diode display screens.
 16. The displaydevice according to claim 15, wherein the primary display screen and thesecondary display are flexible organic light emitting diode displayscreens.
 17. The display device according to claim 1, wherein theprimary display screen and the secondary display are two portions of anentire display screen, and the secondary display is bent to the side ofthe primary display screen opposite to the display surface of theprimary display screen.
 18. The display device according to claim 1,wherein the optical function processor comprises at least one selectedfrom the group consisting of a camera module, a 3D structured lightmodule, a time-of-flight 3D imaging module and an infrared sensingmodule.
 19. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the primarydisplay screen includes a display region, and the transparent region issurrounded by the display region.
 20. An operation method of the displaydevice according to claim 1, comprising: driving a region of the primarydisplay screen other than the transparent region to display an image;driving the secondary display to display an image and projecting theimage light to the transparent region, so that the image displayed onthe transparent region and the image displayed by the region of theprimary display screen other than the transparent region are combined toform a complete image; and driving the optical function processor toperform at least one of the operations as follows: receiving light beamspassing through the transparent region from the display side of theprimary display screen, and emitting light beams to the display side ofthe primary display screen through the transparent region of the primarydisplay screen.
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